In the realm of low-code and Agile, where ceremonies outlast development, we've mastered the art of making projects as overpriced as designer coffee

Oh, and just when you thought the theatre of software development couldn't get more Kafkaesque, along comes the knight in shining armour: Power Apps and the promise of low-code development. A beacon of hope for those weary of the traditional slog, Power Apps whispers sweet nothings of drag-and-drop interfaces and "coding for all." Yet, in a deliciously ironic twist, we discover that in the realm of Agile ceremonies, even this shining knight can't escape the bog of time-consuming rituals.

Imagine, if you will, a world where the creation of an app, thanks to Power Apps' low-code magic, takes less time than the Agile ceremonies preordained to discuss its development. Picture developers, wands at the ready, crafting solutions in mere hours – a feat that would once have taken days. Now, watch as this efficiency is eclipsed by the marathon of stand-ups, retrospectives, and sprint plannings, where the air is thick with the words, "Well, in the next sprint..."

Yes, in this grand production, the Agile ceremonies have morphed into something of a black hole, devouring all in their path, including the very efficiencies low-code platforms like Power Apps were designed to introduce. It's a performance so absurd, Samuel Beckett would stand and applaud, for in the end, are we not all just waiting for Godot? Waiting for that moment when the ceremonies conclude and the real work resumes, only to realize – with a mix of horror and amusement – that the app was ready to go live hours ago.

So, let us take a bow, for in the grand farce of software development, where low-code platforms meet high-ceremony methodologies; the ceremonies are indeed longer than the development itself. And in that, dear friends, lies the greatest comedy of all. Encore, indeed.